By any measure, 2012 has been one for the books. From an election to the Olympics, from Hurricanes to violent massacres, from viral videos to landing on Mars. This year has brought us together, locally, nationally, and even internationally as we hurtle together into a future destined to be built as much by unimaginable new technologies as by the unprecedentedly diverse people wielding them. 2012 was quite a year, so let’s take a quick look back on all that it held.